Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Zambonis* Live Intro - Hockey Monkey To Bleed Black and Gold
Oscar* McLollie Buried Alive ST
Aarons And Ackley* Don't You And I
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Traditional 'Trojista' Music Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* You're My Honey I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine Regretting Blues Everybody Needs It
Exponians Wicked Woman Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* I Will Go Into The Distant Mountains Ukrainian Pops
Matt Lucas* Herpes Blues Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine Isn't That So Ellen McIlwaine
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Nelson* Riddle Moving Ahead British Columbia Suite
Ernie* Smith Show Me a Sign To Behold Jah
Aarons And Ackley* Five O'Clock You And I
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Needs It Everybody Needs It
Jonathan Edwards Girl from the Canyon Sailboat
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Your Seduced Me Ти Ж Мене Підманула Ukrainian Pops
Albert Jones* I Feel So Good The Facts of Life
Cal* Bostic That's All Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ernie* Smith Oh But If I Skareggae
Ellen McIlwaine Say a Single Word Everybody Needs It
David Amram Old Man and the Children Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Albert Jones* Hussle Disco The Facts of Life
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Hanging Apple Висить Ябко Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine The Last Good Man in My Life Ellen McIlwaine
Exponians Yellow Bird Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Alpha Centauri One Night at a Time ST
Oscar* McLollie She's a Child Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Buddy Knox Devil Woman ST
Hopeton* Lewis Think Positive Think Positive // Story Book Children
The Revelaires* You're So Wrong You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring
David Amram Summer Nights, Winter Rain Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra And I Love Her And I Love Her
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Presque Isle Eighth Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Buddy Knox I'm In Love With You ST
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Priscilla* Rollins Goody Goody Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Hopeton* Lewis Story Book Children Think Positive // Story Book Children
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Hopak Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Matt Lucas* The Peepin' Tom Matt Gets Blue
Priscilla* Rollins Cry Cry Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Buddy Knox Somebody Touched Me ST (mono)
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Jonathan Edwards Weapon of Prayer Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine Keep On Everybody Needs It
Happy Dolls Funky Stuff Show Album No. 1
Jack Holland The Eyes of a Dreamer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Matt Lucas* Tomcat Blues Matt Gets Blue
Buddy Knox I Ain't Sharin' Sharon ST (mono)
Oscar* McLollie For the Good Times ST
Priscilla* Rollins I Know Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Crawling Kingsnake Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine Billy Gene Fear Itself
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Halya Carries the Water Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Aarons And Ackley* Annalee ST
Alpha Centauri Hard Life ST
Zambonis* Hockey Marlee To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play We the People
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Honky Tonk Woman Love Serenade
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Street Girl Love Serenade
Aarons And Ackley* Lay Me Down ST
Zambonis* Helmet (instrumental) To Bleed Black and Gold
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Three Quarter Promenade Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Nelson* Riddle Vancouver Nights British Columbia Suite
Charmaines* (You Are) Hypnotized (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Mike* Ferro Bridges Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) We the People
Jack Holland Get it Behind You Girl The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways About It (It's Love) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Handzya Ukrainian Pops
Ernie* Smith Take Your Time To Behold Jah
Sidewinders Gift to the Sun Flatfoot Hustlin'
Nelson* Riddle Peace River British Columbia Suite
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Verkhovyna Our Liitle World Ukrainian Pops
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Devil Woman I'm a Song
Aarons And Ackley* Willie Boy ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Hard Hard Times Shirley Lewis Show Band
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Honky Tonk Angel
Jonathan Edwards People Get Ready Sailboat
Buddy Knox Rock House ST
Joe* Glazer New Democratic Party Train A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Black Brows Dark Brown Eyes Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Danger Zone Everybody Needs It
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding We the People
Zambonis* The Hockey Song Playoff Fever
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Halya Несе Галя Воду Ukrainian Pops
Tony McManus Chalaneru The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley B.C. (Oscar McLollie) ST
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars I Want a Girl Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Cal* Bostic Somewhere My Love Introducing...
Jonathan Edwards Sailboat Sailboat
Aarons And Ackley* Almost Five O'Clock You And I
Ellen McIlwaine All to You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Priscilla* Rollins I'm Sorry Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Country Mcdonald Joe* The March Of The Dead War War War

Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* - Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

Kyiv, 🇺🇦

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

The Revelaires (3)

The Revelaires (2)

The Revelaires

The Revelaires You're So Wrong (1)

The Revelaires Great Pre (1)

Matt Gets Blue

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

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